Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Seven cent a day is what those working from home in 2020 will receive on average as a tax refund, and that is after submitting a year's worth of invoices for broadband, electricity and heating. That is a princely sum of €26.19 for a year, yet the AA estimates that working from home cost families an additional €210 on heat and electricity alone in 2020. The Government has promised a review of the current tax arrangements for remote workers in its remote working strategy published last month, but just 44 days earlier, the Minister for Finance rejected out of hand the very same proposal in Dáil Éireann.

Is the Government genuine about ensuring that people who are working from home are not left subsidising the Government, which is benefiting from reduced congestion and emissions, as well as some employers?

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